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Their intended audience includes national security bureaucrats in the U.S. and abroad and the think-tankers and journalists obliged by a sense of professional responsibility to at least scan these generally leaden, cliché-ridden products of groupthink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Sweeney is good, even when the leaden dialogue does her a disservice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
Under leaden skies in St John's Wood, South Africa exploited favourable bowling conditions after Bavuma had won the toss.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
I’d follow a recipe to the letter and still end up squinting at the oven door, trying to gauge whether I’d accidentally created something leaden or gummy or wrong.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
I was glad to see the sun, for in superstitious fashion I looked upon rain as an omen of ill-will, and the leaden skies of London had made me silent.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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